Lard: a recipe at home, cooking features and reviews

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Once upon a time, in every village cellar lard was stored - fat rendered from lard. They fried potatoes on it, baked pies or simply spread it on bread. Baking on lard is popular in our time. Housewives add it to the dough or stuffing, and it gives the dish a special taste. And today we will tell you how to cook this he althy product at home, as well as share interesting recipes that you can use at any time.

Smalets. Recipe

We want to warn you right away that you should not cook this product only from lard. The fact is that a not too pleasant smell can be transferred to lard, and then to your favorite dishes. Use only fresh fat for its preparation (it is better if it is with a layer of meat). So, how to cook lard? The recipe is in front of you.

• Rinse a piece of bacon thoroughly in water, andthen remove any moisture with a paper towel. This is a very important step, as the remaining water will "shoot" when heated, and you will have to spend a lot of time cleaning your kitchen.
• Cut off the skin and cut the lard into small slices.
• Put the blanks into a heavy-bottomed pot (the dishes should also be dry), and then send them to the stove. The first five minutes, the heating should be maximum so that the pieces can fry well. Once they start to brown, turn the heat down to low. Heat the fat for about 40 minutes without covering the dishes with a lid.
• When all the fat has been drained, remove the greaves with a slotted spoon and transfer them to paper napkins. Later you can serve them with fried potatoes or porridge.

Pour cooled lard into jars through a sieve and two layers of gauze. This way you will be sure that pieces of meat will not fall into the dishes. Cool the product to room temperature, and then put it in the cold. After a few hours, the lard will change color and become white. It can be stored in the refrigerator for up to six months. After that, the fat must be melted to get rid of bitterness.

Smalets. Recipe with garlic through a meat grinder

You can prepare an original spread for sandwiches from bacon and garlic. Your guests, gathered at the table, will certainly appreciate the unusual product and will definitely taste it with strong drinks. You can read the garlic lard recipe below, but for now, prepare the necessary ingredients:

• Salo – 500grams.
• Garlic - four cloves.
• Hot red pepper - one pod.
• Parsley - one bunch.
• S alt to taste.
• Paprika to taste.

Recipe for garlic lard:

• Take fat fat without meat layers, process it and remove the skin.
• Peel the garlic, separate the parsley leaves from the stem. Cut the salo into cubes.
• Stir food, add s alt and spices. Transfer the mixture to a plastic container and marinate for three hours.
• Mind all prepared foods.

Pour the mixture into a jar and store it in the refrigerator.

Smalets in the slow cooker

Cracklings, prepared with the help of a miracle of modern technology, are very soft and almost melt on the tongue. And lard can be added to any dishes or made from it for spreading sandwiches. If you want a richer taste, then mix it with garlic, pepper or fresh herbs.

Ingredients:

• Lard - 1400 grams.
• Greens - to taste.

So, we cook lard in a slow cooker. The recipe is very simple:

• Cut the bacon and put it into the bowl.
• Set the "Extinguishing" mode to four hours.

When the specified time is up, remove the greaves and pour the fat into jars.

Bread with lard and whey

Soft and fluffy homemade cakes just can not help but like. To give it a special "fluffiness", weWe suggest using lard. The test recipes that we will offer in this article are simple, but guarantee an excellent result.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - three cups.
• Dry yeast - seven grams.
• Sugar - two tablespoons.
• S alt - two teaspoons.
• Powdered milk - one and a half tablespoons.
• Oatmeal - 120 grams.
• Smalets - 30 grams.
• Serum - 300 ml.

Recipe:

• Slightly heat the whey, and then dissolve the sugar and yeast in it. To do this, put the products in a warm place and wait for the appearance of a fluffy "cap" on the surface.
• Sift the flour, add s alt and milk to it.
• Chop the flakes in a blender.
• Combine lard with prepared products and knead the dough. When it rises, knead it with your hands again.
• Shape the dough into a loaf shape, make curly cuts with a knife and leave the blank under the towel for one hour.

Bake bread in preheated oven until done.

Pie with dried fruit

Pay attention to the unusual range of products and the way this delicious treat is prepared. Lard pastries, the recipes of which we have collected for you in this article, are distinguished by a special taste and softness. Therefore, you can pleasantly surprise your family and friends if you prepare an original pie for them.

Required products:

• Wheat flour – 450grams.
• Whey - 300 grams.
• Instant Yeast - 11 grams.
• Larned lard and butter - 75 grams each.
• S alt - half a teaspoon.
• Brown sugar - 50 grams.
• Mixed dried fruits (your choice) - 220 grams.
• Egg yolk.
• Milk - one teaspoon.

Pie recipe:

• Pour whey into the bowl of the bread machine, put s alt, sifted flour and lard cut into pieces (25 grams). Pour in the diluted yeast and set the program to 40 minutes.
• Freeze the remaining lard and butter, then cut into small pieces.
• Chop dry fruits randomly.
• Roll out the dough on the table and put a third of the fat and butter evenly on it. Sprinkle the surface with some of the sugar and top with some dried fruit.
• Roll up the edges of the dough and connect them in the center. Roll out the workpiece with a rolling pin. Add butter, sugar and dried fruit again.
• Repeat the last operation again.

Place the resulting workpiece in a baking dish, grease the surface with yolk, pre-mixed with milk. Send the cake to bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Decorate the cooled treat with powdered sugar and bring it to the table.

Reviews

Experienced housewives say they like to cook classic or garlic lard at home. The recipe for this product, as you can see, is very simple. Later, they use the fat to prepare various dishes, surprising friends and family.